Sat 14 Apr 1973
Division Two
Sunderland 2 Pompey 0
| Pos | Player | Goals | Subs |
| 1 | Ron Tilsed | ||
| 2 | Brian Lewis | ||
| 3 | Billy Wilson | ||
| 4 | Eoin Hand | ||
| 5 | Alan Stephenson | ||
| 6 | David Munks | ||
| 7 | Ken Foggo | ||
| 8 | Richie Reynolds | ||
| 9 | Ray Pointer | ||
| 10 | Norman Piper | ||
| 11 | Nicky Jennings |
| Select Pompey player for stats |
| Scorers: Manager: Ron Tindall Attendance: 31,340 |
Season 1972/73
Fixtures
Select opponent for Pompey line-up Change Season
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Sat 12 Aug 1972 | Nottingham Forest A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Wed 16 Aug 1972 | Torquay United- Football League Cup Round 1 A | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 19 Aug 1972 | Cardiff City H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 26 Aug 1972 | Millwall A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Wed 30 Aug 1972 | Huddersfield Town H | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 2 Sep 1972 | Burnley H | L | 0 - 2 |
| Wed 6 Sep 1972 | Chesterfield- Football League Cup Round 2 H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 9 Sep 1972 | Sheffield Wednesday A | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 16 Sep 1972 | Preston North End H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 23 Sep 1972 | Swindon Town A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Wed 27 Sep 1972 | Oxford United H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 30 Sep 1972 | Brighton and Hove Albion H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 7 Oct 1972 | Bristol City H | L | 0 - 3 |
| Sat 14 Oct 1972 | Hull City A | L | 1 - 5 |
| Wed 18 Oct 1972 | Luton Town A | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 21 Oct 1972 | Aston Villa H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 28 Oct 1972 | Carlisle United A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 4 Nov 1972 | Oxford United A | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 11 Nov 1972 | Luton Town H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 18 Nov 1972 | Fulham A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 25 Nov 1972 | Queens Park Rangers H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 2 Dec 1972 | Blackpool A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 9 Dec 1972 | Sunderland H | L | 2 - 3 |
| Sat 16 Dec 1972 | Middlesbrough H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 23 Dec 1972 | Leyton Orient A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Tue 26 Dec 1972 | Swindon Town H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Fri 29 Dec 1972 | Cardiff City A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 6 Jan 1973 | Millwall H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 13 Jan 1973 | Bristol City- FA Cup Round 3 H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Tue 16 Jan 1973 | Bristol City- FA Cup Round 3 Replay A | L | 1 - 4 |
| Sat 27 Jan 1973 | Sheffield Wednesday H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 10 Feb 1973 | Preston North End A | W | 5 - 0 |
| Sat 17 Feb 1973 | Nottingham Forest H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 24 Feb 1973 | Middlesbrough A | L | 0 - 3 |
| Sat 3 Mar 1973 | Bristol City A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 10 Mar 1973 | Hull City H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 17 Mar 1973 | Aston Villa A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Tue 20 Mar 1973 | Burnley A | L | 0 - 4 |
| Sat 24 Mar 1973 | Carlisle United H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 31 Mar 1973 | Queens Park Rangers A | L | 0 - 5 |
| Sat 7 Apr 1973 | Blackpool H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 14 Apr 1973 | Sunderland A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Fri 20 Apr 1973 | Leyton Orient H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 21 Apr 1973 | Fulham H | L | 1 - 2 |
| Mon 23 Apr 1973 | Brighton and Hove Albion A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 28 Apr 1973 | Huddersfield Town A | L | 0 - 2 |
